2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Study on Origin and Arrangement, Development of Weights and Measures Systems in Ancient Japan

Research Project

Project/Area Number	19520650
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Archaeology
Research Institution	Tokyo Gakugei University
Principal Investigator	KINOSHITA Masashi Tokyo Gakugei University, 特任教授 (70000487)
Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha)	KIMURA Shigemitsu 東京学芸大学, 教育学部, 教授 (90134759)
Project Period (FY)	2007 – 2009
Keywords	高麗尺・唐尺 / 大尺・小尺 / 都城制 / 官寺・氏寺 / 地方官衙 / 鋳貨と度量衡 / 枡・陶器枡 / 権衡
Research Abstract	We made clear that regular measures began to use in the construction of Asuka-tera temple at the end of the 6^<th> century, and that first regular measures was Koma-Shaku from Kudara. At the middle of 7^<th> century. To-Shaku measures began to use in buildings of palaces and central temples, for example, Kudarao-otera temple and Mizuochi-site, Naniwanomiya Palace. It was origin of great and small sizes system of measures, and that system was introduced from Tang. On the other hand, weights systems were introduced from Sui systems and those were mainstreams until Nara-Period. Such development of weights and measures system was correlative with fixation of capital and palace in Asuka regions, and formation of capital systems, and real build of capital cities.